A malvertising campaign is abusing Google ads to impersonate Google’s entire product line, according to researchers at Malwarebytes. The malicious ads are designed to lure victims into a tech support scam. “While brand impersonation is commonly done via tracking templates,…
Threat actors are abusing a technique called “URL rewriting” to hide their phishing links from security filters, according to researchers at Perception Point. Security tools from major vendors use URL rewriting to prevent phishing attacks, but the same technique can…
Highlights from a new survey focused on employee compliance reveals just how targeted and susceptible U.K. businesses are to phishing attempts. A new survey from compliance training company, Skillcast, brings phishing attacks in the U.K. front and center, shedding light on…
The ransomware threat group formerly known as "Royal" has rebranded itself as BlackSuit and updated their attack methods, warns the FBI. The latest advisory from the FBI on ransomware threat group BlackSuit, is actually an updated 18-month-old advisory originally released to…
File-sharing phishing attacks have skyrocketed over the past year, according to a new report from Abnormal Security. “In file-sharing phishing attacks, threat actors exploit popular platforms and plausible pretexts to impersonate trusted contacts and trick employees into disclosing private information…
The latest data from Coveware shows a slowing of attack efficacy, a decrease in ransom payments being made, and a shift in initial access tactics. According to Coveware’s Q2 2024 Ransomware Quarterly Report, we see a few interesting trends: Threat actors…
